Having said that, the latest version now includes the 2.6.29 kernel with many new wireless drivers. ​ So you may have luck with wireless devices which are not officially supported as noted above. ​ The mac80211 drivers work for many devices out of the box.

Having said that, the latest version now includes the 2.6.29 kernel with many new wireless drivers. ​ So you may have luck with wireless devices which are not officially supported as noted above. ​ The mac80211 drivers work for many devices out of the box.

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Slitaz home: http://​www.slitaz.org/​en/​

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Slitaz home: https://​www.slitaz.org/​en/​

The foundation is SliTaz which is a free micro GNU/Linux distro using BusyBox, a Linux kernel, and GNU free software. The goal of SliTaz is to have a GNU/Linux distro working in memory (RAM). Installable to a hard disk, with good support for French language web, it offers reliability,​ high performance and PC recycling. SliTaz boots with Syslinux and provides more than 200 Linux commands, the LightTPD web server, SQLite database, rescue tools, IRC client, SSH client/​server powered by Dropbear, X window system, JWM (Joe's Window Manager), gFTP, Geany IDE, Mozilla Firefox, Alsaplayer, Gparted, a sound file editor and much more.

The foundation is SliTaz which is a free micro GNU/Linux distro using BusyBox, a Linux kernel, and GNU free software. The goal of SliTaz is to have a GNU/Linux distro working in memory (RAM). Installable to a hard disk, with good support for French language web, it offers reliability,​ high performance and PC recycling. SliTaz boots with Syslinux and provides more than 200 Linux commands, the LightTPD web server, SQLite database, rescue tools, IRC client, SSH client/​server powered by Dropbear, X window system, JWM (Joe's Window Manager), gFTP, Geany IDE, Mozilla Firefox, Alsaplayer, Gparted, a sound file editor and much more.

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* See the Slitaz site for the list of standard packages / programs. ​ The distribution is based on the 2.0 cooking version of Slitaz plus updated packages to November 16/2009.

* See the Slitaz site for the list of standard packages / programs. ​ The distribution is based on the 2.0 cooking version of Slitaz plus updated packages to November 16/2009.

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**NOTE:** With the introduction of compat-wireless drivers and a current kernel, most wireless cards should now be supported for use with the aircrack-ng suite. ​ To use these drivers, generally you MUST manually load the desired module with "​modprobe <module name>​. ​ Do not assume they will be loaded manually. ​ See [[http://​aircrack-ng.org/​doku.php?​id=install_drivers#​troubleshooting|this page]] to troubleshoot driver issues.

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**NOTE:** With the introduction of compat-wireless drivers and a current kernel, most wireless cards should now be supported for use with the aircrack-ng suite. ​ To use these drivers, generally you MUST manually load the desired module with "​modprobe <module name>​. ​ Do not assume they will be loaded manually. ​ See [[install_drivers#​troubleshooting|this page]] to troubleshoot driver issues.

* Hard Disk: Run the CD or USB version and then startx. ​ Click Menu --> System Tools --> SliTaz Installer and follow the prompts. ​ If you have problems installing from USB, see the [[http://​www.slitaz.org/​en/​doc/​handbook/​install.html|Slitaz installation page]] for workarounds.

* Hard Disk: Run the CD or USB version and then startx. ​ Click Menu --> System Tools --> SliTaz Installer and follow the prompts. ​ If you have problems installing from USB, see the [[http://​www.slitaz.org/​en/​doc/​handbook/​install.html|Slitaz installation page]] for workarounds.

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The mac80211 version of all drivers are included in the distribution and includes Compat-wireless drivers from November 15/​2009. ​ The ZD1211B driver has been patched for injection and power readings. ​ Mac80211 has been patched for the fragmentation attack.

The mac80211 version of all drivers are included in the distribution and includes Compat-wireless drivers from November 15/​2009. ​ The ZD1211B driver has been patched for injection and power readings. ​ Mac80211 has been patched for the fragmentation attack.

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**NOTE:** With the introduction of compat-wireless drivers and a current kernel, most wireless cards should now be supported for use with the aircrack-ng suite. ​ To use these drivers, generally you MUST manually load the desired module with "​modprobe <module name>​. ​ Do not assume they will be loaded manually. ​ See [[http://​aircrack-ng.org/​doku.php?​id=install_drivers#​troubleshooting|this page]] to troubleshoot driver issues.

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**NOTE:** With the introduction of compat-wireless drivers and a current kernel, most wireless cards should now be supported for use with the aircrack-ng suite. ​ To use these drivers, generally you MUST manually load the desired module with "​modprobe <module name>​. ​ Do not assume they will be loaded manually. ​ See [[install_drivers#​troubleshooting|this page]] to troubleshoot driver issues.

===== Troubleshooting Tips =====

===== Troubleshooting Tips =====

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* How to determine if USB wireless device is recognized: ​ Slitaz does not contain the lsusb command which normally displays which USB devices are recognized by the operating system. ​ As an alternative,​ view the contents of the file "/​proc/​bus/​usb/​devices"​. ​ This will allow you to determine if your USB wireless device was recognized.

* How to determine if USB wireless device is recognized: ​ Slitaz does not contain the lsusb command which normally displays which USB devices are recognized by the operating system. ​ As an alternative,​ view the contents of the file "/​proc/​bus/​usb/​devices"​. ​ This will allow you to determine if your USB wireless device was recognized.

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* The wireless driver does not load for my card: With the introduction of compat-wireless drivers and a current kernel, most wireless cards should now be supported for use with the aircrack-ng suite. ​ To use these drivers, generally you MUST manually load the desired module with "​modprobe <module name>​. ​ Do not assume they will be loaded manually. ​ See [[http://​aircrack-ng.org/​doku.php?​id=install_drivers#​troubleshooting|this page]] to troubleshoot driver issues.

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* The wireless driver does not load for my card: With the introduction of compat-wireless drivers and a current kernel, most wireless cards should now be supported for use with the aircrack-ng suite. ​ To use these drivers, generally you MUST manually load the desired module with "​modprobe <module name>​. ​ Do not assume they will be loaded manually. ​ See [[install_drivers#​troubleshooting|this page]] to troubleshoot driver issues.

* Updated all Slitaz packages as of May 5/​2009. ​ This is Slitaz 2.0. Unfortunately there is a lot of bloat in v2.0 and ISO has increased in size to about 60 meg with the latest kernel upgrade and packages.

* Updated all Slitaz packages as of May 5/​2009. ​ This is Slitaz 2.0. Unfortunately there is a lot of bloat in v2.0 and ISO has increased in size to about 60 meg with the latest kernel upgrade and packages.